In the name of god amen the xxiiij day of June in the yere of our lord god M
v c xliiij and in the first yere off the reigne of kyng Edward the syxt bye
the grace of god kyng off England franc defender of the faith and off the
churche of yngland and also off Ireland in erth the supreme hedd wytnysyth that
I Rychard Lame of cawcott husband[man] in the cowntye of Northampton doe
make this mye last wyll and testament as forme folowying first I bequeath
mye soule to all myghtye god mye maker and redermer and to our ladye
Sentt marye the vyrgyn and to all the holye companye in heve[n] and mye
body to be buryd in the churche yerd of seynt John the baptyst in Chelston
and calcott. Item to the mother churche of Peterbrugh ij d. Item to the hyght aulter iiij d
Item to the sepulchre light a lame. Item to the bells a lame. Item to the mayntena[n]s
of the torchys a bushyll of malt. Item to the rode light iiij d. Item to the gyld of
Seynt John the baptest a bushyll of malt. Item to the gyld of all seynts a bushyll
of malte Also I bequeath to Wyllm Lame my son my house in Cawcot that Wyllm Bromfeyld
doyth dwelin and the house in Cawcott that Wyllm Habott doyth dwellin with all the
lands pasturs commons and closys to the afore sayd housys belonging after the
decease of Elyng bromfyld my mother. Item to the same Wyllm Lame a cow vj
shepe a shod carte and carte gers a gowne and mye best cappe and v nobles
in money. Item to Rychard Lame my sone a cloys lying in Chelston wyche ys
callyd barcroft with all the lands and pasturs and comonys to the same
cloys belonging at xiiij yers of age. Item to the same Ryc[hard] Lame a cow vj to shepe
a balde cowtt and my best doblytt and a jerkyn & xiij s iij d. Item to Nicolis Lame
my sone a cloys lyng in Calcott wyche ys calld P[ar]sons cloys with all the lands
pasturs and comonys to the same cloys belonging at xiiij yers of age. Item to the
same Nicholas Lame a cow vj shepe and a gray foyle and my best cott & xiij s iiij d
in money Also I wyll that Wyllm, Ryc[hard], Nicolas my sons above namyd shall have
half my wod in mye yard yff (that) my wyff doyth mary with in the span
of ij yers after mye decease or ells nott. Item to Elyn Lame my dowghter
a calf vj shepe & halff a quarter of malte. Item to Annys Lame my daughter a
bullocke and vj shepe. Item to Margarytt Lame my daughter a bullocke vj shepe
and half a quarter of malt. Item to Elezebeth Lame my daughter a bullocke vj
shepe and half a quarter of malte. Item to Alys Lame my daughter a cow vj shepe
and half a quarter of malt. Also I geve & bequeath to my viij children above
namyd iij acres of barly and one acre of weytt equalye to be devyd among
them Also I wyll that Wyllm Lame my sone shall have the (guardians) off my of
mye chyldern and the stocks with y__ that ys Ryc[hard] Nicolas Elyn & Elsabeth. Item to
Elezabeth Butchare mye syster a horne cow. Item to Christopher Butcher children
a yew & a lame. Item to Thomas Margarytts a yew lame. Item to Thomas Marshall
a yew lame. Item to Hen[ry] Lame a (hox) bullocke. Item to George Peyre a hox bulocke
Item to Ryc Marchall a hox calf. Item to Ryc Pocoke a blacke yeue. Item to Annys
Leywys ij roods of wheytt. Item to Sir Thomas Bell a roode of weyt. Item to Alys Clarke
a lame. Item to Ryc Marshall children a lame. Item to every one my god
children that ys dwelling with out the towne iiij d a pece. Item to v of my good
children that ys dwelyng within the towne v flecs off wole. Item to Syssele
mye servant a fleys of wole. Item to Annys Arrys ij stryks of malte.
Item to v (ryn)ggars xx d. Item to Elesabeth Marshall a stryke of malte. Item to
Jone Bromes wyff a stryke of malte. Item to Sysle Marshall a stryke of malte.
Item to Wyllm Marshall a stryke of barley. Item to Wyllm Bromefeld mye
father in lawe half acre of barley. Item to Thomas Clarke half a acre of barley
The resydwe of mye goods not bequethyd movable and un movable I geve
and bequeath to Alys Lame mye wyff whome I make my full executrix
so that mye wyll be fullfylld and mye detts payd Allso I wyll that Wyllm Lame
my sone to be my other executor Also I wyll that Wyllm Bromfyll and Thomas
Clarke to be my supervisors of mye wyll to see that ytt be fullfylld These men
beryng wytness Sir Thomas Bell Harye Bolton Thomas Clarke Harye
Pocoke Ryche Pocok Ryc Marshall and Wyllm Marshall with others.

Probate granted 1548